Typewriter cabinet



March 19, 1940. A. c. THOMPSON Y TYPEWRITER CABINET Filed April 17, 192594 ATTORNEYS- Patented Mer. 19, 1940 UNITED STATI-:s

refr-ENT ortica A Application April 17, 1939, Serial No. 268,207

9 Claims.

This invention relates to articles of furniture and particularly cabinets for supporting type- Writers in either an operative or inoperative, concealed position, and the primary object is to provide a specially formed fixture that combines with parts of the cabinet in special ways so that the typewriter is easily moved to such positions whereby the action of gravity thereon will assist in maintaining the leaf of the cabinet in a closed position.

This invention has for another important ob- J'ect the provision of a typewriter cabinet of the upright type that is equipped with means for supporting the typewriter in a horizontal position, which means cooperates with parts of the cabinet in a unique manner so that the typewriter will enter the relatively small space in 'the upright cabinet so that housing of the typewriter may occur Without the employment of a large and yobjectionable piece of furniture. I

A yet further object of this `invention is to provide a typewriter cabinet with a specially formed xture, the nature of which permits hanging a typewriter within a relatively narrow space when the leaf of the cabinet is in the closed position, which leaf serves to support the type- Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed sec-k tional view taken on line III-III of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the xture showing the same entirely removed from the cabinet.

The preferred embodiment of this invention, as exemplified in the accompanying drawing, indicates the manner of building a typewriter cabinet of the upright type and in the illustration, the numeral 6 designates the cabinet in general, one side of whichA is inclined and provided with an opening 8. This inclined sideA Ill extendsupwardly and rearwardly from thevertical portionv I2 of the normally front side of cabinet 6,and when 'leaf Ifl is in the closed position, the inclined portion it presents a solid face.

Leaf I4 is pivotallymounted as at I6 at one of its edges directly to the end walls I8 of cabinet 6. A brace 20 at each end of leaf4 I4 is of the customary link type-and the upper edge v`,of .leaf

' I4has a `grip 22 thereon. The edge of leaf I4 that ishingedly connected to ends I8Iis specially formed to complement the contour ofthe edge of portion I2 of the front wall of 'thercabinet and when the leaf is open, the hingededge projects into cabinet a short distance.

In addition to the swingably mounted leaf I4, cabinet 6 has the usual pigeon holes 24,-drawer Q5, and ling drawers 28,-a1l of which may be` altered as desired in order to render the cabinet '10 useful as a typewriter desk that isveiective in small oices, homes or hotels where space is at a premium. l y

The fixture upon which vtypewriterSi) is mounted is ruggedly made of metal and includes a platform consisting of a' pair of L-shaped members 32. The freeend of leach similar leg 34 of each member 32, is hingedly affixed tothe leaf through the medium of a` plate 35 that may be secured directly to the face of leaf I4 or swung there- 0 `v into as desired. Each plate 36 has a bearing 38 spaced about the upper face of leaf I4 `so that legs 3i. of members 32 are held in spaced relation to this face of the leaf.

Members 32 are secured together at ythe zone of juncture between legs 34 and legs 4U by a yoke 42. Legs llil project perpendicularly from legs St and laterally therefrom to present a head 114 which serves as a bumper in a manner hereinafter set down. f 30 Yoke ft2 is arched intermediate its ends anda y spring 46 has one end vsecured thereto; The other end of spring i3 is connected to thejvertical. portion I 2 of the front wall of cabinet 6, below the axis about which leaf I4 turns. A35 bracket i8 is the medium of connection between the last mentioned end of spring 46 and the cabinet. This bracket 48 is formed to insure that springs 46 will be taut when the parts holding typewriter 3@ are moved to a place Where the typewriter is housed, as illustrated in Fig. 2..

When leaf I4 is horizontally disposed and the' typewriter is ready for use, spring 46` will not be taut and only theweight of typewriter 30 45 will hold the' platform consisting of members 32 'in place. v

A wooden foot 5U is on each member 32 near the hingedly mounted edge of leaf I4 to cooperate war. plate se in maintaining legs 34 inytheirso spaced position. The resilient elements 52 on the bottom of typewriter 3Q rest upon legs 34 of members 32 that constitute vthe platform, and an anchor bolt 54 is associated with each leg 34. Anchor bolts 5i extend through openings 56 in leo legs 34 and into the frame of the typewriter 30, as detailed in Fig. 3.

A bushingl'l having a reduced portion thereon to present a shoulder 69, insulates the fixture from typewriter 30 so that vibration, due to manipulation of the keys, will not be transmitted to the cabinet or any part thereof directly through a met-al to metal or solid connection.

As leaf I4 is swung from the position shown in full lines of Fig. 2 to the inclined position exemplied vloy the dotted lines, the laterally extending members 4@ willrbe moved about the axis of rotation of leaf I4 to cause head 44 to engage the inner surface of vertical wall I2. Spring 46 will be placed under tension and legs 34 of members 32 will lie in a substantially vertical plane because the length of members 4!! is great enough to compensate for the angularity assumed by leaf I4. f

Spring 4S is strong enough to overcome the action of gravity exerted on typewriter 3l? and when the typewriter is housed, spring 4B relieves plates il@ of the weight that would normally be objectionable. Leaf i4 is held closed by the typewriter andv associated elements and as it is swung to the open position, spring 45 releases its effective function of supporting the weight of the typewriter.

It is conceivable that modications might be made in constructing a typewriter cabinet in accordance with this invention without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

L Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as'new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including a housing having an open side and a leaf swingably secured at one of its edges to the cabinet for movement to and from a position closing said open side, a fixture for carrying the typewriter comprising a platform overlying the leaf and extending to each side of the axis around which the leaf swings; .means hingedly afiixing one edge of said platform to the leaf; and a spring joining the platform and the cabinet to draw the other edge of the platform against the latter when the leaf is closing the open side of the cabinet. y

2. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including a housing having an open side and a leaf swingably secured at one of its edges to the cabinet for movement to and from a position closing said open side, a fixture for carrying the typewriter comprising a platform overlying the leaf and'extending to each side of the axis around which the leaf swings; means hingedly aflixing one edge of said platform to the leaf; and a spring joining the platform and the cabinet to draw the other edge of the platform against the latter when the leaf is closing the open side of the cabinet, said spring being positioned to be free from tension when the leaf is in a horizontal position.v

3. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including a housing having an open side and a ,leaf swingably secured at one of its edges to the cabinet for movement to and from a position closing said open side, a fixture for carrying the typewriter comprising a platform overlying the leaf and extending to each side of the axis around which the leaf swings; means hingedly aflixing one'edge of said platform to the leaf; and a springv joining the platform and the cabinet to draw the other edge of the platform against the latter when the leaf is closing the open side of the cabinet, the typewriter being on that portion of the platform between said one edge and the one edge of the leaf.

fl. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including a housing having an inclined'side provided with an opening therein and a leaf swingably secured at one of its edges to the cabinet for movement to. and from an inclined `position closing the opening, a fixture for carrying the typewriter comprising a platform overlying the leaf and extending to each side of the axis around vwhich: the leaf swings; means hingedly aixing one edge of said platformto the leaf between its said one edge andthe opposite edge thereof; a`

laterally extending member at the opposite edge of the platform within the cabinet and spaced from the said one edge of the leaf; and a spring joining the cabinet and said opposite edge of the platform for holding the free' end of the laterally extending member against the cabinet when the leaf is closing the opening therein, the length V of said laterally extending member being sufficient to hold the platform in a substantially vcrtical plane when the leaf is in the inclined position closing theopening. y

5. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including a housing having an inclined side provided with an opening .therein and a leaf swingably secured at one of its edges to the cabinet for movement to and from an inclined position closing the opening, a fixture for .carrying the typewriter comprising a platform overlying the leaf and extending to each side of the axis,

around which the leaf swings; means hingedly affixing one edge of said platform to the leaf between its said one edge and the opposite edge thereof; a laterally extending member, at the opposite edge of the platform and projecting l from one side thereof, said member being always within the cabinet and spaced from the said one j edge of `the leaf a yokel on the other side of the platformv and spaced from the leaf; and a spring joining the cabinet and said yoke for holding the f free end of the member against the cabinet when f f the leaf is in position to close the opening.

6. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including a housing having an inclined side'provided with an opening thereinl and a leaf swingably secured at one of its edges tothe cabinet for movement to and -from an inclined position closing the opening, a fixture for carrying the type- .I writer comprising a platform overlying the leaf platform for holding the freeend of the laterally extending member against the cabinet when the leaf is closing the opening therein, the length of l said laterally extending member being `sufficient to hold the platform in a substantially vertical K plane when the leaf is in the inclined 'position closing thel opening, said platform consisting of a pair of spaced apart strips, said yoke serving to secure together the strips.

7. A typewriter desk of the upright type coinprising a cabinet having an inclined side provided With an opening therein; a leaf hingedly mounted on the cabinet for movement from an 'inclined position closing the opening to a horizontal position and back; a platform overlying a portion of the leaf and extending into the cabinet; means hingedly joining one edge of said platform to the leaf; andl structure cooperating with a Wall of the cabinet for yieldably holding the platform against `swinging movement about the hinge connectionv with the leaf when ther latter is closing the opening.y f 8. In a typewriter cabinet of the` upright typ including an open-sided housing and a swingably mounted leaf movable to and from a position closing said open side, a fixture vfor carrying the typewriter comprising a pair of spaced apart L- shaped members having the free ends of one set of legs thereof hingedly.v afxed to the leaf; a. yoke joining the L-shaped membersat the other ends of saidl legs; and means comprising a spring for yieldably holding the fixture in position when the leaf is in the closed position.

9. In a typewriter cabinet of the upright type, including an open-sided housing and a leaf swingably secured at one of its edges to the cabinet for movement to and from a position closing said open side, a xture for carrying the typewriter comprisingva platform overlying the leaf and extending to each side of the axis around Which the'leaf swings; means hingedly aflixing one edge of said platform to the leaf; and a spring joining' the platform and they cabinet to draw the other edge of the platform against the latter when the leaf is closing the open side of the cabinet, the vaction of gravity on said fixture' and the typewriter thereon, serving to hold the leaf in the last mentioned position with the type- 

